A four-member disciplinary committee was established by the Labour Party’s (LP) Nenadi Usman’s interim committee on Wednesday to look into the actions of Julius Abure, the party’s controversial national chairman, and impose appropriate sanctions.
The committee claimed that the action came after Abure insisted on presenting himself as the party’s chairman following a Supreme Court ruling that removed him from office.
Senator Ireti Kingibe serves as the committee’s chair, and Chief Peter Ameh serves as its secretary.
The Supreme Court ruled in a lead judgment written by Justice John Okoro and read by Justice Mohammed Baba Idris that the Court of Appeal, Abuja, lacked the authority to declare Abure the national chairman of the LP because it had previously determined that the case’s main focus was the party’s leadership.
It ruled that the question of leadership was a party’s internal matter and that courts had no authority to decide it.
As a result, the court determined that the appeal filed by Nenadi Usman and another was meritorious and granted it.
At the Abuja press briefing on Wednesday, Senator Usman charged Abure with using the Labour Party as a personal business to further his own agenda.
According to her, Abure allegedly took advantage of his position for personal gain rather than promoting togetherness.
The disciplinary panel is entrusted with looking into the accusations made against Abure and suggesting suitable disciplinary actions in order to address these claims.
Abure has been summoned by the committee to appear before the disciplinary panel in order to address the charges and petitions that have been made against him.
The caretaker committee also criticized Abure for allegedly taking over party structures without following the proper procedures, such as holding zonal, state, ward, and local government congresses before a national convention.
The team led by Nenadi Usman promised to bring back internal democracy and said they would soon provide a schedule for appropriate congresses and the election of national executives.
Recall that a few days ago, the Labour Party group led by Julius Abure established a disciplinary committee to look into claims of anti-party activity against Alex Otti, the governor of Abia State, and other party members.
According to the statement, “NEC established a disciplinary committee after reviewing the anti-party activities of Abia State Governor Alex Otti” and other dissident members. Ayo Olorunfemi chaired the committee, which had two weeks to turn in its findings.
In response to the results of Nenadi Usman’s NEC meeting on Wednesday, the party’s Abure faction criticized the Abia State governor, Alex Otti, Senator Darlington Nwokocha, Senator Ireti Kingibe, Sowumi, and Ogah for being placed on indefinite suspension.
“The National Executive of the party met today, May 7, 2025, and after extensive deliberation in line with powers donated to it by the party constitution, has ratified the recommendation as submitted by the disciplinary committee,” read a statement from the National Secretary, Alhaji Umar Farouk Ibrahim.
He said that this came after the disciplinary committee’s duty was completed and their report was delivered to the party leadership.
Recall that on Friday, May 2, 2025, the Labour Party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) established a five-member disciplinary committee to look into claims of anti-party activities made by Abia State Governor Dr. Alex Otti and other party members. The committee was led by the National Secretary, Alhaji Umar Farouk Ibrahim, and Deputy National Chairman Dr. Ayo Olorunfemi.
The party has suspended Dr. Alex Otti, Senator Ireti Kingibe, Senator Darlington Nwokocha, Hon. Victor Afam Ogene, Hon. Amobi Ogah, and Hon. Seyi Sowunmi from the party and all of its activities, indefinitely and with immediate effect, according to the statement.
According to the National Secretary, the suspension means that the former party members will no longer represent the party.
It is important for all relevant organizations to pay attention, including the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, the National Assembly, INEC, and security agencies.
Nigerians and party supporters would be shocked to learn that Nenadi Usman’s name was suspiciously left out of the list of party members who were suspended.
First, as we have stated time and time again, the aforementioned Nenadi Usman was and is not a member of the Labour Party because he does not possess a party card.
We know that she is a part of the Obedient Support Group, which has worked and continues to work for the party’s presidential candidate for 2023. Because she is not a party member, we will not honor her in any way.
Once more, we are aware that Ms. Usman recently joined another political party and swore allegiance to it in a widely reported event alongside a former governor of Kaduna State. It is obvious that we can not understand Usman Nenadi’s loyalty.
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Since Nenadi Usman is the headmistress of corruption, the party leadership is also taken aback by her discussion on corruption. We expect Ms. Usman to come out and tell Nigerians the narrative of her plea deal with the EFCC and all the properties she purportedly surrendered, as they are already aware of all the EFCC charges against her.
She should also explain to Nigerians how she got her radio station in Kaduna, all of her assets in Nigeria and outside, and her businesses in Cameroon, including her plantations. Nenadi Usman lacks the moral competence to initiate any probe or even talk about corruption.
In any case, the party’s financial records are accurate, and the public will be interested to learn that the party’s audited account has been made public. In addition to praising the party for its financial transparency, INEC, the regulating authority, sent its external auditors to conduct an audit of the party’s account and provided a clean report. It is documented that the Labour Party’s financial records were deemed to be among the best among Nigeria’s major parties.
Lastly, the party has since adopted a stance on the coalition problem, and we would like to reiterate that the party is not open to any proposals from individuals or organizations to form a coalition or combine. As previously mentioned, the coalition’s leaders are incapable of facilitating such a political agreement due to their inability, incapacity, and incompetence.
“How can these individuals manage a coalition of political parties and their disparate interests when they have failed to govern a single political party? There will be no more discussion on this issue as the Labour Party plans to run as a stand-alone party in the general election of 2027.
